Morning Jolt: Coldest week of winter

Tuesday

Jan 22, 2013 at 2:10 PMJan 22, 2013 at 9:07 PM

This week very may well be the coldest week of winter we've seen in some time, meteorologists say. The current cold snap stretches from the Dakotas to New England and affects the Ohio Valley as well. The cold is producing -20 temperatures in some areas and is expected to last until Thursday.

In the news: This week very may well be the coldest week of winter we've seen in some time, meteorologists say. The current cold snap stretches from the Dakotas to New England and affects the Ohio Valley as well. The cold is producing -20 temperatures in some areas and is expected to last until Thursday.

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